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Two cell phones thrown in lake, Orlando Florida…recovered by Mike McInroe, Florida Ring Finder

  • from Sanford (Florida, United States)
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Contact me for all your metal detecting needs. Mike McInroe…Central Florida Ring Finder @ 321-363-6029! Land, water, sand, grass, cracks in cement, in cars, rings, keys, phones, chains, property markers, etc.

This search began with a text from a distraught young lady who unfortunately had her cell phone thrown into a small lake behind the Airbnb that they were staying in. And to make matters worse she ended up throwing her husband’s phone into the same body of water only minutes later…Yikes! It did not take them long to realize the error of their actions and they went online to find some much needed help and that led them to theringfinders.com and my phone number. I met them later that day and listened to their story and then I geared up with my wet suit, scuba boots, long handled beach scoop and my trusty Garrett ATMax waterproof metal detector. They had a fairly good idea where the phones landed in the water but between the weeds and the muck and silt…plus the fact that the bottom dropped away about 15 feet from the shore made it very difficult to search and retrieve any signal. I found the young lady’s phone after 40 minutes of searching and was able to use my long handled scoop to reach down over the sloped area and drag it close enough to retrieve. The young man’s phone was further out and I managed to tread water and swing my metal detector by holding on to the back arm rest portion thus allowing me to push it deeper into the water and my first good signal was an old beer can and then minutes later another large sounding signal that required the use of a long handled fishing net. After 5 attempts of dragging a net full of muck and silt and trying to keep myself lined up to where I got the signal I finally felt what I was looking for in the bottom of the net…the young man’s cell phone!

How I thank God for helping me recover these two phones and for allowing me to be a help and blessing to this young couple! How can I help you? Contact me or a member of theringfinders.com and let’s talk.

Mike McInroe…waiting to help you find your lost item!

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Bolsa Chica Beach Metal Detecting Service Finds Lost Hierloom Ring In Sand

  • from Newport Beach (California, United States)
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*** Brittany and her family were at Bolsa Chica State Beach. They set up a beach tent and enjoyed the day. That evening after returning home her husband, Joe realized his wedding ring was missing. It wasn’t just a normal wedding band. It was his wife’s grandfather’s ring an hierloom ring passed down for their marriages couple years ago.

Joe had no idea of when the ring went missing and he had been many places between the time they went to the beach. After searching the car and house Brittany  purchased a metal detector from Amazon. She felt that possibly the loss occurred when Joe was filling sand bags to anchor the beach tent.

She returned to Bolsa Chica beach to find the ring. Shortly after trying to learn how to use a metal detector at the beach, she called me for experienced metal detecting service. Because Brittany had remembered how to get me in the general location. The ring was recovered in a short methodical grid search using a state of the art professional metal detector.

Joe was especially relieved, he took a lot of heat for not paying attention as to when the ring came off.

Sometimes it’s hard to take on these searches where the person didn’t realize when the loss occurred.  I try to explain that searching is a process of elimination, if I do not find it, they can search other places. Most the time I can assure the persons the item is not where I have detected..  with a little explanation.

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Lost Wedding Ring at East Beach Santa Barbara Found by Dave The Ringfinder

  • from Santa Barbara (California, United States)
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Lost Your Ring in Santa Barbara, Montecito, Summerland, or Carpinteria? Call Dave The RingFinder for Expert Metal Detecting Services.
Dave The RingFinder is your trusted local expert for metal detecting services in Santa Barbara, Montecito, Summerland, and Carpinteria, specializing in ring recovery services. Whether you’ve lost your wedding ring, engagement ring, or other valuable jewelry in the sand at East Beach, a backyard in Montecito, a field in Carpinteria, or a park in Summerland, Dave has the expertise to help. With over 15 years of professional metal detecting experience, Dave uses state-of-the-art equipment like the Minelab Manticore to recover your lost valuables quickly and efficiently. Call or text Dave The RingFinder at 805-290-5009 to get your precious items back.
Real-Life Ring Recovery Success at East Beach, Santa Barbara.
On a sunny Saturday afternoon, Spencer was enjoying a family day at East Beach, Santa Barbara, when he realized his ring was missing from his shorts pocket. To keep it safe while swimming, Spencer had placed the ring in his pocket, but it slipped out when he picked up his shorts. By the time he noticed, his family had already packed up and headed to the car, leaving him unsure of the exact location of the loss.Dave The RingFinder responded promptly, meeting Spencer in the East Beach parking lot. After assessing the situation, Dave focused the search on the area where Spencer’s family had spent the day, as it was the most likely spot for the ring to have fallen. Using his Minelab Manticore, Dave gridded the area and, on his second pass, detected a sharp signal at 52. With one scoop of his CKG scoop, Dave recovered Spencer’s ring in less than a minute. Despite hours of searching by Spencer’s family with a borrowed scoop, they couldn’t find it—proof that professional expertise makes all the difference.Why Choose Dave The RingFinder in Santa Barbara County?

  • Local Expertise: Serving Santa Barbara, Montecito, Summerland, and Carpinteria, Dave knows the local beaches, parks, and landscapes like the back of his hand.
  • Professional Equipment: With advanced tools like the Minelab Manticore, Dave ensures precise and efficient recovery of your lost items.
  • 15+ Years of Experience: Dave’s extensive background in metal detecting guarantees results, even in challenging environments like dry sand or grassy fields.
  • Fast Response: Time is critical when you’ve lost a ring. Call or text 805-290-5009, and Dave will make a plan to recover your valuables ASAP.

Don’t Waste Time—Call Dave The RingFinder TodayRenting or buying a metal detector can be costly and ineffective without the right skills. Whether you’ve lost a gold ring at East Beach, a wedding band in your Montecito backyard, or jewelry in Summerland or Carpinteria, trust Dave The RingFinder to get the job done. His proven track record and professional approach ensure your lost items are returned quickly.If you’ve lost a ring or other valuable in Santa Barbara, Montecito, Summerland, or Carpinteria, don’t delay. Call or text Dave The RingFinder at 805-290-5009 for expert ring recovery services and peace of mind. Let Dave return what was lost to you today!

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Beautiful Gold Wedding Band Lost, Recovered and Returned in Trenton, NJ!!!

  • from Philadelphia (Pennsylvania, United States)
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Owen was referred to me by fellow Ring Finder John Favano. Owen was convinced that his 2 year old 14k gold wedding band fellow off his finger somewhere between his truck and the 2nd story porch of his apartment in Trenton, NJ. After parking he put his ring temporarily on his pinky as he carried a heavy moving blanket from his truck to his apartment. When he got to his apartment he went out on porch and fluffed out the blanket and hung it on the railing…immediate after he noticed his ring was no longer on his pinky. He looked for hours and even borrowed a friends metal detector before reaching out to a pro for help. I arrived at his place and immediately scanned the grass where he walked from his truck to his apartment…no luck. Then we looked under, around and beneath 2nd story porch…no luck. Then we simulated the loss by recreating the movement of putting blanket across railing with another ring …it showed the ring could have flown further out into backyard. After 50 minutes of search time….we were ready to give up…when boom!!!! there it was! Farther than where we could have imagined it flew from 2nd story porch! I was very happy…and Owen was very relieved….to have his ring back on his finger!!!

 

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Eastham, MA Necklace “The Bean” Dug from the Sand and Returned by Richard Browne

  • from Cape Cod (Massachusetts, United States)
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A preface to my blog:

“The Tiffany Bean Necklace is more than just a piece of jewelry; it is a cultural symbol. Over the years, it has become synonymous with personal milestones—from graduations to anniversaries, and even as a gesture of self-love. The necklace represents a connection to significant life moments, encapsulating memories and emotions that are often cherished by its wearers.” Quoted from: wearfortune.com/blogs

July 20, 2025 As it happened to be the summer tourist season the main highway thought the Outer Cape on Cape Cod (route 6) is usually bumper to bumper unless you can travel late night or early morning. My luck the tide would be low and a early morning search possible. Parking would be another problem. My luck again was on my side. A vacationer was packing his vehicle at the end of his stay. He was all-in to let me park in “his” driveway while I went to search for the lost “Bean”.

Ready for the search, I preceded to the area described to me and then did a grid search. Not finding the necklace and wondering where to move my search area to. Luke shows up and told me the difference between what I counted as 2 wood posts was a bit short of what he had counted. OK another 50 feet down the beach and I saw some of the previous night’s search marks in the sand. I started to search swinging my detector in a precise pattern. About two minutes into the grid, Bingo, I heard a promising signal, took a shallow scoop and saw the necklace hanging from the end of my scoop.

The search was over, just as Luke’s sister (the Beans owner) was strolling down the beach toward our location as we were about to leave. Smiles and thank you along with me getting the relationship, to each other of those, that came to watch. I knew my trip home would also be easy as all the traffic build up would be in the other direction of travel this morning. Nothing but smiles and a good cup of coffee are a perfect beginning for any day.

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Metal Detecting Recovery and Return of Wedding Band, Falmouth Heights Beach, Massachusetts, by Brian Tucholke

  • from Falmouth (Massachusetts, United States)
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2 August 2025.  Sean’s white and yellow gold wedding band went flying from his finger as he was tossing a ball in belly-deep water at the beach.  He tried diving with goggles to search but it proved fruitless.  This is usually the case, as a heavy gold ring will sink quickly into soft sand, especially if the sand is disturbed by feet or waves.  Luckily, Sean’s wife Caitlin tried a Google search for ‘Falmouth ring finder’ and when my name came up she gave me a call.  The timing was great as our houseful of company had departed less than a half hour before, so I was able to get to the beach within about 15 minutes.  As would be expected the parking lot was full because it was a sunny hot Saturday, so I had to wait 10 or 15 minutes before a spot (fortunately) opened up.

Meeting up with Caitlin and Sean, I got the specifics of when, where, and how the ring was lost, then I headed into the water for the search, doing a grid pattern over the likely area that Sean had described.  Nothing turned up in the initial search area but some trash and a few coins.  In the meantime Sean and Caitlin had to depart to attend a wedding but I double checked with him about particulars before they left and then I expanded the search area.  Eventually the wind, waves, and rising tide made it difficult to maintain a stable search so I finally gave up after a couple of hours, with the intention of returning the next day.

I arrived on day 2 about an hour ahead of low tide when the water level was about the same as when Sean’s ring was lost.  Taking his clue that he had been in belly-deep water I began gridding in that range of depth to the east of the previous search.  This paid off in about 45 minutes when I dug a sweet ring signal and had Sean’s band in my scoop.  Needless to say I felt a lot better than when I had to abandon the search the previous day!

A call to Sean confirmed the identity of his ring and was greeted with expressions of joy, disbelief and astonishment.  Sharing in the experience of such commingled emotions is one of the things I love most about being able to return such a precious item to its owner.

Sean and Caitlin live off-Cape so I mailed the ring to him.  He responded with a great picture of them in front of the Bunker Hill Monument.  In this case, Victory!

Sean’s wedding band.

 

Sean & Caitlin, a happy couple at the Bunker Hill Monument in Boston.

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Craigville, MA Beach Club Gives Up Lost Ring to Richard Browne

  • from Cape Cod (Massachusetts, United States)
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August 10, 2025 It started two days ago while Brian and his friends were frolicking in waist deep water when King Neptune admired and help Brian’s wedding band slip off his finger. All the searching was unable to find the well hidden ring for two days. Eleanor the local Metal Detector dealer would not rent the men a water detector as she well knows one is not the easiest instrument to get the desired results. She strongly suggested that Brian call a member of TheRingFinders. Brian did but I was already out searching for an-other’s ring. When I got back to my phone I called and made arrangements to meet up at 6:30AM the next morning.

I was ready to go and waited the next fine minutes for Brian and his friends to show me just were the ring had been lost. It is always most helpful to be shown in person by the person who lost the object just where the item had been lost. My searching lasted about two hours going north to south and back then a pattern of east to west and back. With nothing of interest found I started searching in diagonal patterns. Again nothing. Now the tide was coming in and I still had not found the ring. OK. I would have to come back at the next low tide.

I did not make the evening low tide as I was called about a lost necklace with a fireman’s cross medallion. I thought I could make both recovery sites, but I did not. Additionally the owner of the Beach Club had mentioned just before we left after the early morning search that they expected the beach to be very crowded in the afternoon. I knew the ring was not going anywhere so I would go in the morning when I would not have to search around a crowd of bathers.

5:30AM and I was ready to go. I went to the dry sand and did a very cursory scan in the area the guys had been sitting two days ago. The plan I had in mind was to go to the buoy in a straight line from the the sandy beach. All was going as planned until, less than a minute, my detector gave me a signal I would not refuse to dig. In the scoop I brushed away a couple handful of shells and then I saw the glitter of gold. My search was over when I saw the T/B engraved on the inside of the band.

This is another reason I never take some of the information given to me as a golden rule, after all one’s memory of loosing a ring is not always clear. Back at the car I called Brian and within 7 minutes he was wearing his wedding band again, now with a smile on his face.

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Yarmouth, MA Lost Gold Necklace Returned by Richard Browne

  • from Cape Cod (Massachusetts, United States)
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August 9, 2025 After an early morning search for a lost ring that I did not find, I received a call for help in finding a lost necklace with a fireman’s cross hanging on it. I had been a Captain in a Deep Creek, VA volunteer fire department back in the early 1970s. How could I refuse except it was only two hours before low tide and I thinking I may not be able to get out to where the necklace was lost. What the heck, I went.

I met Matt on the now crowded beach. He pointed out the area, the area he thought was the most likely to be where he lost his necklace. As the tide was coming in rapidly, I started at the deepest section and work into the shallower area. After retrieving a few iffy signals that were pull tabs and a fishing sinker. Then I heard a signal I was waiting for, I took one careful scoop, not wanting to harm the necklace, raised it to the surface and saw gold hanging onto the open edge of the scoop. It was about high tide and time to give up until the tide went out. Matt thought I was giving up for the day. He did not know I had the chain and fireman’s cross in the scoop.

Matt came to the water’s edge, not looking very happy until I let him look into the scoop and retrieve his necklace. Great thanks and praises arose from those watching what was going on. By the time I found the necklace most nearby bathers knew of Matt’s loss and why the guy in the water was just walking back and forth. Needless to say that Matt was most thankful for the return of his necklace and charm that had been given to him by his wife 10 years ago.

The real mystery is: how did the necklace come off of Matt’s neck? The clasp was still hooked, It had to have been pulled off, over his head. Perhaps by his son while riding on Matt’s shoulder. It really does not matter. What does, is the happy ending that made for smiles all around.

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Gold Wedding Band Lost, Recovered and Returned in Newark, DE!!!

  • from Philadelphia (Pennsylvania, United States)
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Zac contacted me via text message Wed night after finding me in the Ring Finders Directory. That evening he was on the street in his front of his house in Newark, DE…he picked up a stick and went to throw it and he saw and felt his gold wedding band fly off his finger…he heard one distinct “ting” where it hit street somewhere but he never saw the direction it went. He searched for hours with his eyes and rakes/brooms before reaching out to me. I told him I would be there first thing the following morning. I originally thought this would be a quick job…the ring bounced once on street and then into the grass across the street but nope…it wasn’t in the grass across the street. This is where ring finding and metal detecting experience counts! I told Zac to go grab a metal washer…we’re going to re-enact the crime…I had Zac stand where he was with washer in his left hand (he was left handed) and pretend to throw stick again and let washer fly…guess what? it didn’t fly across the street it actually flew toward his home on the opposite side. There wasn’t any grass on that side…just some mulched beds with some shrubbery. I proceeded to scan under the first shrub I came to and immediately heard the signal I was looking for…a gold ring on the surface has a very unique signature on metal detector! I bent down and lifted the low branches of the shrub…and there was his beautiful gold ring!!! With Zac 10 feet away ..I held the ring up with a triumphant look….OMG the look of relief on his face was priceless! Its so fun and rewarding to be able to come through for people…I was so happy to get the ring back on Zac’s finger!!!

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Metal Detecting Service Helps Tourist Find Jewelry Lost in Ocean at Laguna Beach

  • from Newport Beach (California, United States)
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Call Stan the Metal Detector Man when you need mobile metal detecting service..  949-500-2136


** Cindy is from Seattle, WA., while vacationing at Laguna, CA. her gold chain with 2 gold pendants was lost in the ocean. She knew the necklace came off her neck when she gold tumbled by a wave in waist deep water. She has worn this necklace with pendants that were gifts from her deceased brother and another pendant that was purchased in Greece 40 years ago. (Irreplaceable )

She called me after she had returned to Seattle. I was able to determine a general search location and after two searches at the next low tide cycles, I was able to recover all three items. Cindy was elated when I called her. I mailed the items to her the next day express mail at her request.

  I always like the person who lost their jewelry to meet me at the location, it isn’t always possible. With today’s technology I can do searches using gps co-ordinates, photos, FaceTime phone calls, ring doorbell videos,  etc.

If you need help finding something, it is not necessary to miss work or important appointments.

Call or Text  Stan the Metal Detector man .. ASAP .. 949-500-2136

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